Sharing my adventures in the Colorado mountains in the summer, and beautiful Ft. Worth Texas in the winter.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Driving West

A lot of people that come to Lake City, Colorado don't know that two blocks behind Silver Street there is a mining road (part of the Aline Loop) that heads up along Henson Creek. You can go part of the way in a regular car...but there comes a point where you need 4wheel drive.

When I first started coming to Lake City (over 20 yrs. ago) this road frightented me. The drop off gets pretty extreme the higher you go.

There is evidence all along the way that miners were here at one time.

Yep, the road gets higher and the creek gets lower

On one side there are sheer cliffs

and then it levels out ...making a great place to stop for a picnic.

Come back tomorrow and I will show you a 19th century mine, up this same road, that the state has finally decided to save.

About Me

How could one persons life be so different from winter to summer? Well stick around and see. I live in a cosmopolitan city half of the year and then head to a tiny town in the mountains the other half.....a place full of interesting people, beautiful scenery, wild animals......and great adventures!